It's always nice when something starts out on a false assumption. Ships are given a maximum speed as in "magnitude of the velocity vector". The direction you're going does not matter, the time it takes to get there varies.
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Don't even need a gun, dude!
If a sidey could simply attach to the hull of another ship with a magnetic / some kind of grapple.
All you'd need to cause absolute havoc is:
Who needs a planet destroying Plasma Accelerator to @#$%up another ship, when you have a DeWalt drill.
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Well lets get sensible while we are here:
at 0 pips you get a much greater penalty on agility (since 4 now gives you more)
reverse thrust is 25% of forward thrust, since its the tiny ship thrusters doing the work, and not the bad boys in the back.
at 0 pips you get a much greater penalty on agility (since 4 now gives you more)
reverse thrust is 25% of forward thrust, since its the tiny ship thrusters doing the work, and not the bad boys in the back.
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It's ways nice when someone uses science terms in a game, that makes up science daily for game reasons
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In that case, may I suggest you get a Chietain (IIRC), Type-9 or Type-10? Simply look out of the side window when decelerating.
All the ships have reverse thrusters. On some of them, they are more noticeable than on others.
Agreed, but don't think it's a PvP only thing.
I know of plenty of PvE players that rely on it as a crutch. So it's a bane everywhere.
How it's best resolved, I don't know. But it really should be looked at.
Actually, all this says is IRL 21st century tech isn't able to achieve same reverse thrust ratio as imaginary 31st century tech.Who's to say what advances would allow much higher forward vs reverse ratio of max thrust by actual 31st century much less imaginary game tech?I hope you're not suggesting that thing can take off backwards.
I'm slightly against nerfing reversing. When flying an Anaconda it's the only thing you can do while being stung repeatedly by an Imperial Eagle. On the other hand it would give turrets extra usefulness, so I wouldn't mind a reversing nerf if turrets get buffed to be similar to gimballed weapons at the same time.
I think the not-space flight model has spoilt this game though. Passing a strong gravity world or black hole, escape should be by accelerating tangentially, not "pulling up"!
I think the not-space flight model has spoilt this game though. Passing a strong gravity world or black hole, escape should be by accelerating tangentially, not "pulling up"!
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I mean, it's bad enough already, what Frontier did to the flight model - I'm still licking my wounds from The Great Flight Model Battles of yesteryear. Those halcyon days of cutting remarks from Mark Evans (who it turned out actually battled to have FA-Off included in the game - thanks Mr Evans!)
As it stands, I still despise the flight model - a computer installed into every ship which actively tries to get you murdered by limiting your velocity in 3D space.
And now you lot are calling for this further stupidity.
I mean, it's bad enough already, what Frontier did to the flight model - I'm still licking my wounds from The Great Flight Model Battles of yesteryear. Those halcyon days of cutting remarks from Mark Evans (who it turned out actually battled to have FA-Off included in the game - thanks Mr Evans!)
As it stands, I still despise the flight model - a computer installed into every ship which actively tries to get you murdered by limiting your velocity in 3D space.
And now you lot are calling for this further stupidity.
I don't think the thrust provided needs to be changed, just the maximum.
Sure thing - let's ignore physics for the sake of additional arcade pew-pew.
Yes, it's silly in a space game.
Its a game.
If the attacking ship cannot out-manoeuvre the target, well so be it. Its getting really tiresome to see these constant attempts to justify a nerf just so someone doesn't have to change a build, thing of a new idea, get gud, etc. Very tiresome indeed.
If the attacking ship cannot out-manoeuvre the target, well so be it. Its getting really tiresome to see these constant attempts to justify a nerf just so someone doesn't have to change a build, thing of a new idea, get gud, etc. Very tiresome indeed.
The point is that it isn't. But if you spend all your time reversing to avoid learning how to tangle properly, you'll never learn them skills.
Get a SLF, get some gimballed weapons to start with, put FA Off, and git gud.
Buffing turrets to be as powerful as gimbals would probably be the worst change I can think of. Just thinking about it is making me salty.
This game has legit physics? :|
Ok,change of subject ?
I thought we were talking about reverse thrust ?!?!
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Exactly. I'm completely sick and tired of PvP'ers demanding this kind of utter stupidity, just to feed their lust for an explosion even further.
Like, guys! Your opponent is reverski'ing? Just let 'em drift away. Call off the fight for god's sake and find another opponent who isn't using the physics of space flight to their advantage. You won. Move on.
Why would an Anaconda need to counter everything there is? Bigger size shouldn't mean "can't touch this" in the first place.